Thank you! I wanted to make a selkie character that was a bit different from others I've seen so I wanted to combine that idea a few other concepts I was thinking about at the time to make him. His mother's absence has definitely effected him, probably more than he thinks it has. He remembers very little about her himself but she was a big part of the community and his father still talks about her often. As far as Hemi knows she took a small boat out on the bay one night and hasn't been seen since. Her disappearance and assumed drowning had an impact on the whole town and Hemi has grown up with an overprotective father and a big shadow of tragedy over him, things that have definitely taught him to be wary and cautious.

 As for what kind of fantasy books he likes, he tends to read a lot of classic kids books like Narnia, and Harry Potter, so a lot of 'kid protagonist discovers a magical world' style stories. He also has a big soft spot for anything with dragons or fairies!